Desperados
Desperados

Desperados

2020Movie105 minEnglish

A panicked young woman and her two best friends fly to Mexico to delete a ranting email she sent to her new boyfriend. On arrival, they run into her former beau, who soon gets caught up in their frantic scheme.

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IMDb5.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes25%
Metacritic34/100
Google Users60%
Director: LPGenres: Comedy, Romance

Plot Summary

A young woman, after sending an angry email to her new boyfriend, enlists her friends to travel to Mexico to intercept it before he reads it. What follows is a chaotic and hilarious journey filled with mishaps and unexpected encounters as they try to undo the damage.

Critical Reception

Desperados received generally negative reviews from critics, who often cited its predictable plot and reliance on crude humor. While some appreciated the performances of the lead actresses, the film was largely seen as a formulaic romantic comedy that failed to bring anything fresh to the genre.

What Reviewers Say

  • The film relies too heavily on predictable humor and a nonsensical plot.
  • Performances are a bright spot, but can't salvage the weak script.
  • Lacks originality and memorable comedic moments.

Google audience: Audience reviews for Desperados are mixed, with many finding it a fun and lighthearted watch for a casual movie night. However, a significant portion of viewers were disappointed by the humor, finding it juvenile and repetitive, and some felt the plot stretched credulity too far.

Fun Fact

The film was originally developed by Frederator Studios and was intended to be a television series before being redeveloped as a movie for Netflix.

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The protagonist of Desperados receives a Danza slap from a dolphin. She is also wrongfully accused of pedophilia. This is supposed to be a comedy, but animals and children in sexual situations are seldom, if ever, funny – or smart, but then...